Category Archives: Budget Industry

U.S. Needs to Share More Tech, Intel with Allies, Says Wittman

By: John Grady

September 28, 2023 4:30 PM

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine with JMSDF destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110), U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH338) and JMSDF destroyer helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) sail in formation in the South China Sea during exercise Noble Raven 22-2. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Photo

U.S. laws covering technology sharing among America’s closest allies to meet the current military threats are overdue for reevaluation, the number two on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday. Read More →

Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program

September 28, 2023 4:15 PM

The following is the Sept. 28, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

First Flight III Destroyer Jack Lucas Leaves Mississippi Shipyard for the Last Time

By: Sam LaGrone

September 27, 2023 5:22 PM

Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) leaves from Ingalls Shipbuilding on Sept. 26, 2023. HII Photo

The Navy’s first Arleigh Burke Flight III guided-missile destroyer sailed away from Ingalls Shipbuilding this week ahead of its commissioning in Tampa, Fla., next week. Read More →

DoD Acquisition Chief Seeking Regulatory ‘Nirvana’ in Crafting AUKUS Deal

By: Mallory Shelbourne and Sam LaGrone

September 26, 2023 6:48 PM

Tugboats guide USS Minnesota (SSN-783) to the pier as the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine returns to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., in 2021. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 1960s Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that paved the way for commonality between the two countries’ ballistic missile submarines could serve as a successful model for the AUKUS pact, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief said today. Read More →

GAO Report on F-35 Sustainment

September 22, 2023 12:28 PM

The following is the September, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, F-35: DOD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy. Read More →

Senate Confirms Eric Smith as New Marine Corps Commandant

By: Mallory Shelbourne

September 21, 2023 5:59 PM

Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during his visit to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, Texas, Nov. 18, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. Eric Smith to serve as the next Commandant of the Marine Corps. Read More →

Report to Congress on Virginia Submarines, AUKUS Proposal

September 21, 2023 8:58 AM

The following is the Sept. 11, 2023 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Chinese Expansion Prompts Other Navies to Work Closer Together, Modernize Fleets

By: Sam LaGrone

September 20, 2023 8:57 PM

Philippine Coast Guard Capt. Jaybom J. Calica, commanding officer of the BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) talks to crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the Philippine Coast Guard Vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) and the Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) during a hotwash upon the conclusion of combined operations between the Japan, Philippine and U.S. Coast Guards in the South China Sea, June 7, 2023. US Coast Guard Photo

NEWPORT, R.I. – The growing military and economic pressure from China in the Western Pacific and beyond is pushing international navies to seek new partnerships and accelerate modernization, U.S. naval leaders told USNI News at the International Seapower Symposium on Wednesday. Read More →

Pentagon Acquisition Chief Says Support to Ukraine at Risk if Government Shuts Down

By: John Grady

September 19, 2023 5:28 PM

155mm rounds wait to be loaded and shot down range.

This post has been updated to correct the planned delivery of 155mm rounds to Ukraine.

The Pentagon’s chief weapon buyer warned of a chain of unseen events that can wreak havoc on the defense industrial supply chain if Congress doesn’t pass a budget by Oct. 1. Read More →

INDOPACOM CO Tours EDCA Sites in Visit to the Philippines

By: Aaron-Matthew Lariosa

September 19, 2023 5:19 PM

General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP, and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, lauded the progress of projects under EDCA during their visit to Cagayan on Sept. 13, 2023. Armed Forces of Philippines Photo

The head of the U.S. military in the Pacific toured sites American forces could access in wartime and held high-level defense talks in the Philippines last week. Read More →

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